Today is all about the master bedroom at project thornbury and she’s the prettiest little thing I’ve seen. The homeowner and matriarch of this family is a powerhouse. Always doing everything for others so I really wanted to create a special space where she could close the doors and feel completely at ease.

She has a feminine side that really comes across in life and in home decor so a little fuscia had to find it’s way in here. Of course the inspiration came from the fabric as it almost always does.

Here’s what we came up with:

The gorgeous wide plank hardwood floor and beautiful ceiling detail continues in this room and that view! So we wanted to frame the windows. We chose this gorgeous Sakura fabric and stole the whole colour scheme from it.

We went with some reclaimed looking white washed furniture from saturday afternoons in aurora. I find too often in more rustic spaces there is too much wood. In this case the contrast of the floors, the white washed furniture, and painted wood ceilings is the perfect mix of updated rustic chic.

Oh did I mention there is a little hallway between the master bedroom and ensuite and we decided to bedazzle it with this pineapple wallpaper? ❤️💕❤️💗

Did you know pineapples are a symbol for warmpth, welcome, friendship, and hospitality? Could not be better suited for this family who literally pulls you in for a hug the Minute you walk through the door.

Ahhhh….one last stare at the wallpaper. She is just too pretty to put into words.

So I know I’ve been using theses feather headdresses a lot but the truth is everyone keeps requesting them and I’d put them in every room possible if I could I love them so much. Just happened to find a fuscia number that fit perfectly in this space 🤗

We kept some of her previous furniture in the space like this beautiful daybed. I can picture one draping themselves over it with a glass of wine and a good book and watching the trees blow outside. Great. Reading. Spot.

This homeowner has a love for antiquates and we tried to sprinkle some of her collection through in every room.

A soft cream and grey rug anchors the room while family photos and collected art hangs on the walls. It creates a space that’s uniquely you.

That dresser though am I right?

Everyone knows I have an obsession with pillows and this project was no exception. Check out all the pretty perched on this bed.

Every time I design I space I love I think “I wish this room were mine”. Where can I incorporate this into my home? Usually that results in a new pillow purchase which usually gets me in trouble with the Mr.

Farewell for now.

We are moving upstairs tomorrow with the kids/grandkids bedroom reveals.

Today is all about the master bedroom at project thornbury and she’s the prettiest little thing I’ve seen. The homeowner and matriarch of this family is a powerhouse. Always doing everything for others so I really wanted to create a special space where she could close the doors and feel completely at ease.

She has a feminine side that really comes across in life and in home decor so a little fuscia had to find it’s way in here. Of course the inspiration came from the fabric as it almost always does.

Here’s what we came up with:

The gorgeous wide plank hardwood floor and beautiful ceiling detail continues in this room and that view! So we wanted to frame the windows. We chose this gorgeous Sakura fabric and stole the whole colour scheme from it.

We went with some reclaimed looking white washed furniture from saturday afternoons in aurora. I find too often in more rustic spaces there is too much wood. In this case the contrast of the floors, the white washed furniture, and painted wood ceilings is the perfect mix of updated rustic chic.

Oh did I mention there is a little hallway between the master bedroom and ensuite and we decided to bedazzle it with this pineapple wallpaper? ❤️💕❤️💗

Did you know pineapples are a symbol for warmpth, welcome, friendship, and hospitality? Could not be better suited for this family who literally pulls you in for a hug the Minute you walk through the door.

Ahhhh….one last stare at the wallpaper. She is just too pretty to put into words.

So I know I’ve been using theses feather headdresses a lot but the truth is everyone keeps requesting them and I’d put them in every room possible if I could I love them so much. Just happened to find a fuscia number that fit perfectly in this space 🤗

We kept some of her previous furniture in the space like this beautiful daybed. I can picture one draping themselves over it with a glass of wine and a good book and watching the trees blow outside. Great. Reading. Spot.

This homeowner has a love for antiquates and we tried to sprinkle some of her collection through in every room.

A soft cream and grey rug anchors the room while family photos and collected art hangs on the walls. It creates a space that’s uniquely you.

That dresser though am I right?

Everyone knows I have an obsession with pillows and this project was no exception. Check out all the pretty perched on this bed.

Every time I design I space I love I think “I wish this room were mine”. Where can I incorporate this into my home? Usually that results in a new pillow purchase which usually gets me in trouble with the Mr.

Farewell for now.

We are moving upstairs tomorrow with the kids/grandkids bedroom reveals.

Im coming off the most wonderful weekend celebrating a close friends wedding. It was full of fun, laughs, toasts, and dancing until the wee hours of the night. All the good stuff. Back to reality today.

I’m going to reveal the most adorable little powder room from project thornbury today. The homeowner wanted something really fun. She loves wallpaper and has a very good theory that if you have a fun and interesting wallpaper in a powder room your guests are less likely to go riffling through the cabinets. 🙈😂 it keeps them entertained. We have yet to test that theory out but it sounds like a great trick.

We chose this fun wallpaper from thibaut and added a buffalo check roman blind. We swapped out the builder grade light fixture for this bronze beauty and I think it looks cute as a button in here.

Here’s what we came up with:

Here is a close up of that Buffalo check fabric that has a traditional cottagy feel. The paper in this room gives it a modern twist. Red roses pop in this room. I think my homeowner is bang on. No one will be doing anything but studying the scenes from the wallpaper while sitting on the throne.

Here is a close up of that thibaut paper. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and depicts the most fun scenes. It’s light hearted and perfect for a family gathering spot.

It’s all on the details. Locally made hand soaps mix with a hand painted antique sign. The lantern is battery powered and gives off a soft glow perfect for night trips to the powder room.

This room really sets the tone for the cottage and is always a topic of conversations of guests. A sign I’ve done my job.

Im coming off the most wonderful weekend celebrating a close friends wedding. It was full of fun, laughs, toasts, and dancing until the wee hours of the night. All the good stuff. Back to reality today.

I’m going to reveal the most adorable little powder room from project thornbury today. The homeowner wanted something really fun. She loves wallpaper and has a very good theory that if you have a fun and interesting wallpaper in a powder room your guests are less likely to go riffling through the cabinets. 🙈😂 it keeps them entertained. We have yet to test that theory out but it sounds like a great trick.

We chose this fun wallpaper from thibaut and added a buffalo check roman blind. We swapped out the builder grade light fixture for this bronze beauty and I think it looks cute as a button in here.

Here’s what we came up with:

Here is a close up of that Buffalo check fabric that has a traditional cottagy feel. The paper in this room gives it a modern twist. Red roses pop in this room. I think my homeowner is bang on. No one will be doing anything but studying the scenes from the wallpaper while sitting on the throne.

Here is a close up of that thibaut paper. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and depicts the most fun scenes. It’s light hearted and perfect for a family gathering spot.

It’s all on the details. Locally made hand soaps mix with a hand painted antique sign. The lantern is battery powered and gives off a soft glow perfect for night trips to the powder room.

This room really sets the tone for the cottage and is always a topic of conversations of guests. A sign I’ve done my job.

Happy rainy Friday design lovers, She’s a wet one out there today so hopefully I can warm your souls with a project thornbury room reveal or two. Today I’m showing you the dining room and a little corner of the kitchen we re-jigged. Again the…

Happy rainy Friday design lovers, She’s a wet one out there today so hopefully I can warm your souls with a project thornbury room reveal or two. Today I’m showing you the dining room and a little corner of the kitchen we re-jigged. Again the…

I’ve got a fabulous little family room reveal for you today. This project was extra fun because the homeowners happen to be super design savy, and are well versed and appreciate hand painted pillows, rich fabrics, modern abstract art, all mixed with a trendy boho vibe. These are not your average homeowners. Tomorrow I’m going to post a little ‘what can be done with just one consultation’ blog and you will see what they have done with just a little direction in their powder room and home office.

Today we are revealing the family room at probect clausfarm. Although their old space was well coordinated they felt it was a little too traditional and feminine for their tastes and wanted something fresh and new. We sold all of the old furniture so we had a beautiful blank slate to decorate.

Here’s what we came up with:

The color pallet here is neutral with a pop of leopard. Obviously.

The contrast of the black and white adds interest to the room.

I thought the best way to maximize seating in this room was to add a large sectional. We had this one custom made from urban barn and she’s a beaut.

This allowed us seating for 6 on the couch and room for a chair. A round wood coffee table gives the room that natural material which adds warmth and was needed to balance out the black and white.

This savy homeowner is well versed in all the design blogs and trends and had to have a juju feather headdress in the space of course.

Simple unisex accessories fill the room all anchored by this grey and white trellis rug from urban barn.

It all started with this structube art piece. Massive in scale and style it was the perfect addition to this room.

The built ins are simply styled and not too fussy with black, white, and gold accessories.

We added an itty bitty bit of color to the Space with these tonic living blue velvet toss cushions.

Details of that gorgeous wood coffee table we got from joss and main. Accessories from homesense.

I could live, work, and sleep in this room all day long. It may be one of my favorites yet. Thank you to the homeowners who were completely open and excited at all of the ideas. Sometimes the best rooms comes out of letting go a little and just letting the design naturally flow. They completely made this possible.

Happy Monday morning design lovers. I hope everyone is relaxed, refreshed, and bronzed from the sunny weekend we just had. Every weekend seems to be getting better and better and I am soaking up this summer. I’ve taken all Friday’s off with the ki…

I’m excited and sad today. Today is the final reveal for Project Jennifer. I’m excited to show you the final pictures and to be able to close this chapter and try and relax for the rest of the summer. I’m also a little sad it’s all over. Well until this winter when I take on the basement. The truth is despite all the stress of a renovation it’s really just fun for me. I won’t be able to put my family through this again though. Need to keep them safe and sound in the same environment for min 15 years. However…I already have the itch to do it again so stay tuned for project flip (yes I want to flip a house next) coming in the future. For now I’m going to relax and enjoy the pool and kiddos this summer and I hope you do the same.

Now, there are a few people I need to thank other than the fab 4 I mentioned last week. Pat and Chris the painters who hand painted every single spindle of this staircase (as well as the rest of the entire house). You are both amazing! Another special thanks to Ryan the electrician and his team who were the first ones to site and the last to leave working round the clock to hit this deadline. Does not go unnoticed.

On to the reveal. The biggest sticky point in this house was the staircase for us. It’s steep, dangerous, dated, no railing, and literally went right into the front wall of the house. My husband did not want to buy the house for that reason alone so it had to go. There were several options floating around on how to change it but we landed on turning it mid way down and having it go into the dining room/hallway.

Here’s what we came up with:

So its all about black and white mixed with a little Greek key. These posts were reclaimed beauties I found at the door store and needed a Little work.

Here’s the before:

I had the fellas paint this wall going up the stairs black so that my white art piece would really pop. A simple IKEA over head light adds to that industrial feel.

The carpet runner adds softness underfoot. When my kids first came to the house with the finished staircase my daughter said “it feels so safe and luxurious” she’s 3 😳.

Here’s a shot of that staircase turning and going into the dining room now.

We still need to put up art and style the upper hallway but we ran the white washed oak flooring throughout here and kept the walls white and the trim grey. The lighting is a steal from homedepot at $79 each. I love the mix of the brass and matte black on these fixtures. It connects the brass and black finishes throughout the house. All of the door hardware was replaced to a matte black square hardware. It unifies the old portion and the new portion of the house to make it look like it was always there.

All the doors on the main floor were painted black and have brass and crystal hardware. Not sure if I’m breaking rules here but I think you can switch it up from floor to floor.

We wanted to make a statement out of the otherwise ho hum front door. Trim was added new and old. These corbals were found at the door store (my fav) and new crown added up top to give it that grand entrance feel where the entrance was not so grand.

Lastly, we did not get to the full exterior decor due to a lack of time and funds running dry. Next year we plan on painting this tired old brick to match the siding and adding white shutters and a few modern touches. I did paint the front door ‘tropical pool’ by Benjamin Moore and added a pineapple door knocker. It says a young fun family lives here and I like that. I like houses that don’t take themselves too seriously. Lol.

Thank you for coming along this ride with me at project Jennifer. Your support and kind words have meant the world to me. I have lots of exciting project coming up for reveal very soon so stay tuned.

It’s all about the master ensuite on the blog today and I am revealing the master bathroom at Project Jennifer. This is the last bit of the addition that you haven’t seen. Other than the walk in closet (which in not showing you because it’s too messy) but if you took a right at the brass palms towel holder that’s where it is. We wanted the over all feel to be light, and bright, and airy. Lots of white achieves that look but as you know, I can’t do boring. So I wanted a fun floor tile and hits of brass. I originally fell in love with a cement Aztec tile floor but it was pricy. After we found out we needed a secondary furnace and ac unit we didn’t account for unfortunately that tile was cut and in came in a more budget friendly but equally as interesting multi toned grey arabesque floor tile.

Here’s what we came up with:

So as you can see it’s all about that brass, bout that brass, no treble….

Lol but seriously I had the same issues with all of these brass finishings as I did with the matte black in the kids bathroom. Why can’t I just be normal and choose chrome like everyone else in the world (was a thought that entered my mind frequently). The minute I found the fixture I wanted I clicked brushed brass finish and the price and wait time doubled. A little frustrating but worth it as the brushed brass is really the Jewlery in this ensuite.

You know I’m all about the high low mentality. With all the pricey delta ‘champagne bronze’ fixtures I went cheap and chic with the lighting. These two pendants were $25 each from Joss and Main. A steal! Add an Edison bulb inside and they are totally on trend.

This vanity was ordered on sale from Wayfair and features a carrera marble top. It of course came with chrome hardware but easily changed out to brass. The Mirror came with it as well and works just fine in there for now. I do plan to replace it one day with something a little fancier.

The Roman shade provides color and pretty pattern in this bathroom. It also provides privacy. Big, in a bathroom you plan on being naked in most of the time.

We had 2 shower heads installed. 1- a regular shower head and 2- this modern looking handheld one. I had a vision of myself taking a shower alone and sitting in the bench shaving my legs and spraying then with this handheld shower thingy. In reality I shower usually with 1-2 toddlers and that wand is used to fill cups and bottles on the bench to occupy little fingers. #oneday

I asked the fellas to install an extra large shampoo niche because yes I’m a lady who lives in the suburbs and I like to buy the large Costco shampoo bottles 😁 which by the way totally fit in here.

More of that delta champagne bronze…drool…totally worth it.

How cute is this Anthropologie brass Palm leaf towel holder? I nearly died when I saw it and obviously had to have it 👍🏻

One day soon a large free standing soaker tub will replace this bench. Maybe come winter time. I’ll keep you posted. Again saved on lighting here and bought this bad boy at homesense for $59.99.

Here’s another look at that yellow finch barn door that leads into the master bedroom.

This bathroom is light, bright, spacious, and fun. I absolutely love it. When you look out the windows you are surrounded by tree tops and nature. It’s a really beautiful.

I’ll be back tomorrow revealing the hallways and staircase transformation and then that’s a wrap on project Jennifer folks. Until I get going on the basement and spare bedroom this winter 🤗